
Laportea ruderalis
atoll laportea
As recorded: Laportea ruderalis (G.Forst.) Chew
Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Rosales › Urticaceae
- Collected by
- Wood, K.R.; Perlman, S.Steven Perlman →Kenneth R. Wood →
- Collector number
- 3344
- Date
- July 7, 1994
- Locality
- Anderson Airforce Base, west of Tagua
- Island
- Guam
- Elevation
- 145 m
- Identified by
- Not on sheet
- Record type
- Preserved specimen
Laportea ruderalis observed alive
This specimen was collected in 1994. Since 2000, iNaturalist observers have recorded 12 research-grade sightings in the wild, most recently on 2026-02-23.

2026-02-23
XMMJ+8VP, Kalabbirang, Bantimurung, Maros Regency, South Sulawesi 90561, Indonesia
(c) Cheongweei Gan, some rights reserved (CC BY)

2025-09-05
Palmyra Atoll, UM
(c) andrewholzinger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2025-04-09
United States Minor Outlying Islands
(c) Lara Brenner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-27
Tumon, Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-09-27
Tumon, Guam
(c) js671, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

2024-02-04
Peleng Island, Banggai Islands Regency, Central Sulawesi, Indonesia
(c) Nur Herjayanti, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
Observations and photos from iNaturalist, shown only when openly licensed.
Cite this specimen
Laportea ruderalis. BISH 652175. Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, Honolulu. GBIF occurrence 5956446439. Accessed via explore.bishopmuseum.org/specimens/bish/652175.
Record sources
- GBIF occurrence 5956446439 ↗
- Data license: CC_BY_NC_4_0
- Last harvested October 26, 2026
